As the UN climate conference in Copenhagen enters its second week, environment ministers are set to hold a series of closed-door meetings in a bid to iron out a draft agreement to combat global warming. The first week of the climate conference in the Danish capital produced little tangible...

A new report examining the impact of the recession on young people in the UK, has found that the majority of 18-24 year olds are highly motivated with a strong work ethic. They are keen to work and have a flexible attitude to the type of jobs they are...

Nearly two-thirds of leading IT professionals believe their infrastructures are not flexible enough to meet the changing business priorities, according to research released today. Of the 200 top IT professionals surveyed in Fujitsus new report entitled Dynamic Infrastructures and the Future of IT, 61% feel that their IT infrastructure...

UK manufacturing output rose at its fastest rate in 18 months in July, helped by a sharp pick up in car production, official figures show. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) said factory output rose by 0.9% from June – three times what analysts had forecast. However manufacturing output...

Denting hopes that a surge in consumer spending would help Europe’s largest economy quickly climb out of recession. The provisional data published by the Federal Statistics Office on Monday fell far short of analysts’ expectations for the retail sector. Prior to the announcement, economists polled by Reuters news agency...